Women's Suffrage

By bsker1

  • Abigail Adams

    Abigail Adams wrote to husband John Adams, the writer of the Declaration of Independence, urging him to write about protecting women's rights.

  • Oberlin College

    Oberlin College in Ohio began enrolling women as well as men.

  • Seneca Falls Convention

    Elizabeth Cady Stanton led this group to write a bold declaration to the government demanding equal rights for women.

  • Wyoming women suffrage

    Women living in Wyoming became the first to gain the right to vote.

  • Higher education for women

    Of all colleges in the U.S., women made up about 20% of all the students.
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    WCTU

    Frances Willard became leader of the Women's Christain Temperance Union, which played a strong role in gaining women's rights.

  • 1900 census

    Women in art and journalism work fields grew massively from just a few hundred to tens of thousands in just 30 years.
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    Prohibition Movement

    Progressive women gained political experience by participating in the Prohibition Movement.

  • Nineteenth Amendment

    The Nineteenth Amendment is passed, granting all women the right to vote.